What is it called when you listen to orders?

comply, obey (verb) heed (verb) mind (verb) other synonyms. heed.
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What's another way to say following directions?

mind
  1. adhere to.
  2. attend.
  3. behave.
  4. do as told.
  5. follow.
  6. follow orders.
  7. heed.
  8. keep.
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What do you call someone who does everything they re told?

Credulous comes from the 16th-century Latin credulus, or "easily believes." A synonym for credulous is gullible, and both terms describe a person who accepts something willingly without a lot of supporting facts.
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What is it called when someone thinks they are always right?

Self-righteous is a word for someone who thinks they are always right. Stubborn is the most common word for somebody who refuses to change their opinion about something.
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What do you call someone who never breaks the rules?

nonconformist Add to list Share. A nonconformist is someone who doesn't conform to other people's ideas of how things should be. Activists, artists, street performers, your wacky uncle Marvin — anyone who marches to the beat of a different drummer is a nonconformist.
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What does it mean to follow orders?

To act in accordance with the instructions that one has been given. Ma'am, I'm not trying to be rude, I'm just following orders from my superior—we need to search this property. See also: follow, order.
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What does pedantic mean?

Pedantic is an insulting word used to describe someone who annoys others by correcting small errors, caring too much about minor details, or emphasizing their own expertise especially in some narrow or boring subject matter.
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What do you call someone who blindly follows orders?

Try myrmidon. Defined by Vocabulary.com as a follower who carries out orders without question, and Oxford English Dictionaries on line adds, typically one who is unscrupulous.
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What is a synonym for compliance?

acquiescence, agreement, assent, consent, concession, concurrence, acceptance. complaisance, tractability, malleability, biddableness, pliability, docility, meekness, submissiveness, submission, passivity. defiance.
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Which word means to follow sounds or marks to find something?

To observe is to mark or be attentive to something seen, heard, etc.; to consider carefully; to watch steadily: to observe the behavior of birds, a person's pronunciation.
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What is the synonym of follow '?

Some common synonyms of follow are ensue, succeed, and supervene. While all these words mean "to come after something or someone," follow may apply to a coming after in time, position, or logical sequence. speeches followed the dinner.
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What is didactic and pedantic?

Didactic can have a neutral meaning of "designed or intended to teach people something," but often didactic is used when the lesson being taught is annoying or unwanted—such as an attempt to school people on what's proper or moral. 'Pedantic' describes a particular kind of annoying person.
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What does Ipseity mean?

Definition of ipseity

: individual identity : selfhood those heavenly moments … when a sense of the divine ipseity invades me— L. P. Smith.
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What is the meaning of pompously?

1 : excessively elevated or ornate pompous rhetoric. 2 : having or exhibiting self-importance : arrogant a pompous politician.
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Why is it important to obey orders?

Thus, respect and obedience are of the utmost significance in the military as it helps maintain the internal stability and enables the military therefore to carry out its operations in confidence. Soldiers who fail to obey the lawful orders of their superiors risk serious consequences.
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Why do we follow orders?

In everyday situations, people obey orders because they want to get rewards, because they want to avoid the negative consequences of disobeying, and because they believe an authority is legitimate. In more extreme situations, people obey even when they are required to violate their own values or commit crimes.
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Why do you need to follow orders?

An order is a task given to a soldier that has to be done in a certain period of time in an efficient manner. There are three main reasons of why it's important for a soldier to follow the orders they are given: To be disciplined, an effective combat, and be a good soldier and love your job.
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What do you call someone who listens to rules?

You can call that person a conformist.
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What do you call someone who is strict with rules?

authoritarian. adjective. controlling everything and forcing people to obey strict rules and laws.
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What does Agnorant mean?

1 : exaggerating or disposed to exaggerate one's own worth or importance often by an overbearing manner an arrogant official. 2 : showing an offensive attitude of superiority : proceeding from or characterized by arrogance an arrogant reply.
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